US research in a state of decline

California, Massachusetts and New York produce the most high-quality research, but their output is in decline.

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Credit: 2016 Google; US Dept of State Geographer; Image Landsat/Copernicus; Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO

US research in a state of decline

States that have long been the scientific powerhouses of the United States continue to produce the most high-quality research, but their output is in decline.

6 June 2017

Nature Index

2016 Google; US Dept of State Geographer; Image Landsat/Copernicus; Data SIO, NOAA, U.S. Navy, NGA, GEBCO

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